The question why there is a University of Lincoln in Hull need not detain you as the place is closing in a year or two leaving an large empty building in the centre of town. You can’t have too many empty office blocks.

The Syntan was built in 1949 to carry coal and raw materials to the tanneries of Beverley. This ended in 1970 and the ship lay idle for nearly 20 years until restored and made into a working exhibition on Beverley Beck. You can hire the Syntan for trips down the river Hull and onto the Humber. You’re thinking there’s got to be a website about this somewhere and it’s here.

Syntan is “a contraction of “synthetic tannins,” which are chemicals that combine with, or affect, the protein constituents of hides and skins and produce a product that is flexible, porous, and has the desirable qualities of leather” says this site. So now you know as much as me.

Strange name for a shop, Nixie Plonks, . The story goes that when the owner was a little girl she would pester her father for sweets and treats; and his response was always “I’ve got nixie plonk for you”. The shop is on Queen Street and sells all kinds of bit and bobs and as the sign says the prices are right.